talk about eat bitterTop officers of Unit 731 were not prosecuted for war crimes after the war, in exchange for turning over the results of their research to the United States. They were also reportedly given responsible positions in Japan's pharmaceutical industry, medical schools and health ministry.
Kung Fu is good for you.
But in all honesty I don't think Japanese people (yes even the current new generation kids who don't have "war criminal histories) are "normal...."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTxZXKsJdGU
Yes, they even rape their own women.
In China, they made fathers and brothers rape their own daughters and sisters.
This is a deeper problem ingrained within the culture. Personally I think it's some sort of weirdly suppressed sexual libido. But what do I know, I've never actually been to Japan. And it can't be worse than China or Korea, right? I mean, but why the hell do we have this kind of stuff?
And you wonder why some Chinese think Japanese are like barbarians?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rapeman
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/0..._n_518891.html
Yeah...................
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It is bias to think that the art of war is just for killing people. It is not to kill people, it is to kill evil. It is a strategem to give life to many people by killing the evil of one person.
- Yagyū Munenori
Logistics, bureaucratic mess-ups are there aplenty too. But if you think they have enough money... please get a job running a major economy, and you should have the whole financial world back on its feet within days.
BTW, most medicines, mouthwashes etc containing potassium iodide do not contain stable iodine and so are no use at all.
You know I almost agree with you there. I have a lot of resentment against my parents' generation: they ALL became too wasteful, complacent, selfish on the backs of other people, be it former colonies or their ancestors' hard work. But you're still talking about a generation heading into their seventies, bro. There are two, three, four more generations after that.
And even then, think about the logic here: how can you blame them for pretending atrocities didn't happen? They don't know about them, so they can't suddenly say, "Hey, teach us about this." because... they don't know 'this' exists. It's not like their fathers came home and said, "Look what I did in China, son," like the Chinese have had that oral history.
Now, of course I'm not naive enough to believe there isn't a lot of a collective head-in-the-sand approach to life in Japan... they could've educated themselves, but in that case they're different from the Germans. The Germans could swallow what their grandfathers had done to some extent, and could learn from it. In Japan, with that kind of shame, it would only meet up with their culture of suicide. Of course, maybe that was what should've happened after the war - mass suicide. But they were reeling from atrocities too, and waking up and smelling the coffee after years of Imperial Government indoctrination and dehumanization, so they weren't even going to get close to owning up to their responsibilities.
And guess what? I'm from Britain, which along with the US, is possibly the most adept at glossing over their atrocities and wrongdoings even as it happens in many cases.
It's part of human nature... just as it's human nature to hold grudges. But it's a part that we should try to overcome.
I repeat: the new generations of Japanese are not generally racist until they face hate from other places. Forget the old ****ers stinking the place up! It's the same everywhere these days: grumpy old men duping the younger generation of working stiffs so they can make more money off their backs! Welcome to the pensionless temporary contract generation, pal.
Lol, that second bit was funny. But yeah, somebody else brought it up... and you didn't have to jump in with your "feeling nothing" ****. you obviously don't "feel nothing" or you wouldnt have commented.
No argument there. I can't believe we're sitting around watching another dictator kill off a rebellion we should be supporting.
That was a hobby of mine, I must admit. I got over it. There are better ways.
And?
its safe to say that I train some martial arts. Im not that good really, but most people really suck, so I feel ok about that - Sunfist
Sometime blog on training esp in Japan
You know what: one thing is because they have NO history or seemingly understanding of censorship.
That's what complete freedom of speech/expression gives you. Pound to a pinch of **** it'd be the same in any country if such images weren't illegal. Does that mean it's healthy? He.ll no. Some people just aren't healthy in any society.
its safe to say that I train some martial arts. Im not that good really, but most people really suck, so I feel ok about that - Sunfist
Sometime blog on training esp in Japan
Let us never forget the atrocities commited by the Japanese Army, NOR the far greater and worse atrocites commited by Mao and his people against their very OWN people.
That said, no one individual or group of individuals can or should answer/be blamed for any other groups crimes and attrocities.
I sometimes think we forget that the Japanese people suffered under that imperialistic regime as well.
What is going on in Japan is a horrific situation and human beings, our brothers and sisters are suffering, not "the japanese", but PEOPLE with homes, families, loved ones, just like everyone here.
Psalms 144:1
Praise be my Lord my Rock,
He trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle !
Every nation has it's fair share of atrocities and tragedies to account for. If not by this generation, then the previous.
The whole idea that this earthquake is in any way shape or form connected to Japan in WW2 is absolutely bizarre and quite frankly, lower than what the human spirit is capable.
we can gripe at each other for perceived small mindedness I guess, but ultimately, we will each only do what we desire to do about it. whether that is send 10 bucks to the red cross or if that is cheering because the Japanese killed your grandad.
The former has far more virtue in my eyes and the latter is indicative of an ailing soul that needs help.
Kung Fu is good for you.
Absolutely. When I first heard about this happening in Japan last week, I KNEW that there would be racists crawling out for their moment in the sun. I also remember that, after the China earthquake a couple years ago, some people in the U.S. were heard to say that it was 'karmic retribution' against the Chinese. Hmm, sound familiar?
It should be pointed out that during WWII, many Japanese in Japan were against the war and the Imperial Army's aggression. There is a tendency to lump all Japanese (and now in the West, increasingly, the Chinese) into a single monolithic entity that all act and THINK the same, which is utter B.S.
Carrying hatred towards a person or people is always self-destructive to your own self. You give power to the ones you hate over yourself, a power over you they don't even know that they possess. Why not redirect that energy into doing something positive for yourself and others around you, rather than adding to the negativity in the world.
Not really fair to harass and blame people for something done over 70 years ago.
The weakest of all weak things is a virtue that has not been tested in the fire.
~ Mark Twain
Everyone has a plan until they’ve been hit.
~ Joe Lewis
A warrior may choose pacifism; others are condemned to it.
~ Author unknown
"You don't feel lonely.Because you have a lively monkey"
"Ninja can HURT the Spartan, but the Spartan can KILL the Ninja"
yes, ww ii and japanese imperial past deserve another thread.
let us focus on recovery and how to better prepare for earth quake or tsunami
b/c when it comes to mother nature, no one is immune or we are all susceptible
I heard that a giant quake is coming to southern california, or baja cali, mexico
are we prepared?
yun nan China had quake, too.
many people still remember si chuan quake, with tou fu pulp school building collapse and burying school children---
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I was only pointing out that the Chinese might have a valid justification for being somewhat distrustful (to put it mildly) of the Japanese and the U.S. for that matter.
I was not by any means trying to equivocate the tragedy of a natural disaster to atrocities committed during wartime.
Equivocate. . .I keep using this word.
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Mao Ze Dog is like Qin Shi Huang in reuniting a shattered country back into a single, unified state (in Chinese history, solidarity = strong, federalism = weak).
Both used draconian methods but achieved hegemony.
As a result the Chinese people prospered in the end. Japan had no sentiments of that nature....
Both Qin Shi Huang and Mao Ze Dong are also absolutely the worst examples of humanity according to ancient Confucian dialectics, however. They are not examples to be "emulated" if you are a strict Confucian philosopher, however, sometimes draconian methods are necessary when the sh1t is hitting the fan.
It is bias to think that the art of war is just for killing people. It is not to kill people, it is to kill evil. It is a strategem to give life to many people by killing the evil of one person.
- Yagyū Munenori
Mao started a farmers/peasants revolution and land reforms.
lands were owned by few people, and the majority of folks were farmers leasing the land to farm.
this had been going on since some 3000 years ago, since zhou feudalism.
however, Mao went too far left and started cultural revolution. destructions of 4 olds and all schools/colleges shut down, professors/engineers learn farming labor in the country side.
the darkest period ever--
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Technically speaking, Mao and his people were not bayonetting babies or involved in mass rape and murder of civilians as a policy.
R.I.P all innocent people killed in natural or man made disasters.